Plak announces Monster Heart Driver's debut 12". "Raw As Fuck" is straight from the mid-'90s with a small detour via the year 3000. An analog session recorded on the fly, loud kick, phat toms, oversized nasty hats and a rave gimmick for your head. "The Path" is your late rainy Sunday companion, it will show you the road off Detroit, UR and Shakir, all the way to the Bristol dubby thing. An unreal excursion that's worth the trip.

Opuswerk is a new talented artist in love with hardware equipment and he's already got some strong producing skills. The A-side features "Futurewerk," the first in a collaboration with techno outfit Fundamental Interaction -- a raw, dub-influenced track where chords and rhythm clearly aim for the dancefloor. "TH13-13" is a flashback to the mid-'90s, featuring a squirting bassline with bleeps and blops. Comes in 180 grams of black wax, carefully mastered at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. Full printed sleeve designed by Frederic Laborde.

CCO aka Contra Commumem Opinionem has released two EPs on the Chicago-based label Mathematics that were played a lot at the Plak office. Here are two slices of raw Chicago techno/house carefully crafted & extended for Plak: the moody atmosphere of "Structural Constraints" will fly you far, far away, and "Structural Drift" contains spiritual momentum with a liquid 303 lead and sensual pads for your chemical Sunday therapy. This piece of wax is an analog affair, no software.

John Daly is from Cork, Ireland, now relocated to Galway. He's the owner of Feel Music and One Track Records, producing heavyweight cosmic dub house with a very unique & classy blend (Steffi named him one of the biggest newcomers). Alongside writing music, John Daly is an amazing DJ with regular appearances at Panorama Bar and fine clubs all over the world. First Water is a brand-new collection of warm analog-rooted house/techno carefully shaped for your endless weekend. Mastered by Helmut Erler at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.

A 14-minute epic track with ecstatic keyboards, melancholic strings & raw beats. Call it house, techno or what you want, this is an outstanding, soulful piece of music written by the electronic chameleon Ripperton. From analog to analog, dedicated to wax lovers. One-sided release.

"With only a few releases on Plak and Mobilee, the southman Nhar landmarks his own vision of techno: liquid bleeps, pearls of acid, a catchy beat and melancholic feeling. Don't worry, keep on dancing. Nhar takes care of your mind."

"Agnès got them (u know what) and that's for sure! Get ready for serious dry tech funk action, Agnès' sharp productions sound like no one else and he is desperately seeking the perfect groove and this is nothing else than another brilliant shot at it. Reduced for maximum effect, this EP is catchy, full of percussive abstract sounds, distorted voices and above all, a nasty unique taste that will drive u mongo."

"After his collaboration with Hopen and releases on Plak , Num and Mentalgroove Ltd., the owner of Plak comes back with a solo 2-track EP: a fragile mix up of Chicago house & dirty bleep minimal. It's all about freaky parties, vodka, love & friends."

"How To Make Sense of a Window aka Hrdvsion & Lee Van Dowski! The two hottest producers of the moment jam together in a virtual studio over the ocean with Lee's pressuring minimal tek vs. Nathan's post technoid feeling. Complex rhythm structures, spaced-out synths, weird bleeps, all you need to get high after the after party."